Elon Musk announced Wednesday night his time as a “special government employee” with the Trump administration is winding down. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X. He added that his Department of Government
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to lift a pause it imposed on various immigration applications, saying it was not in the public interest for hundreds of thousands of immigrants to lose their legal status in the U.S. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is a reprieve for
The federal government is working to secure a charter flight to return a man who was removed from the U.S. back to America so he can have proper due process proceedings, the Justice Department said in court documents filed Wednesday. Last week, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ordered the man, only known by the initials
New York City — Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, told CBS News that he believes technology, and specifically artificial intelligence, could be the key to improving his agency’s customer service, despite recent changes that have prompted concern among some of the nearly 69 million Americans that receive Social Security each month. “We’re
A federal court on Wednesday froze many of the large-scale tariffs imposed by President Trump on virtually every foreign nation, ruling the levies exceed the president’s legal authority. The ruling — issued by a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade — halted the sweeping 10% tariffs Mr. Trump assessed on virtually
The last living grandson of the 10th U.S. President John Tyler has died at 96 years old — the end of a link to a bygone era of American history. Harrison Ruffin Tyler died on Sunday evening, May 25, his family said in a statement to CBS News. His grandfather, who was born in 1790,
Breaking down Trump’s recent pardoning spree – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s latest pardons include a former Republican congressman, reality TV stars and a former Virginia sheriff. Scott MacFarlane has details. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now